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The Palau Robert in Barcelona presents the exhibition “Ferran Adrià and elBulli. Risk, Freedom and Creativity”, which will run from 2 February 2012 to 3 February 2013, showing the talent and comprehensive capacity to innovate that Ferran Adrià, the late 20th and early 21st centuries’ most influential chef, has applied...

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SAN FERMIN – the Running of the Bulls Fiestas San Fermin Festival is without any doubt the wildest and most fun festival in Europe and maybe in the world. The amazingly festive atmosphere and the way pamplonicas (locals) party has to be seen to be believed!! The Festival begins on the 6th at 12 Noon with El Chupinazo (an amazing opening ceremony) then the fiesta runs...

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the power of our Virtuoso family This is what a new, prospective client who reached out to both Huffman Travel and Made for Spain emailed to Shawna Huffman Owen at Huffman Travel: “I can immediately see that the Virtuoso network gives us the best of both worlds…the ability to work with you and Huffman locally, with the knowledge that your on-the-ground...

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The Ribera del Duero by Petra Costandy - Made for Spain Spain has a rich wine culture. Wine flows on every table throughout the country and there are so many varieties to choose from. I want to let you know about a fruitful region just 1.5 hours drive north of Madrid.  Ribera Del Duero is an authentic winery haven. These sun lush hills produce a grape intense in flavour...

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Best Local Destination Management Company Award Made for Spain has been nominated for the “Best Local Destination Management Company Award” at the “Luxury Travel Advisor Awards of Excellence 2011” We will truly appreciate it if you vote for us. You can do so at  http://www.luxurytraveladvisor.com/awardsofexcellence11

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Premios Goya – the Spanish Oscar

Category : Art, Spain

Tonight is the big cinema night in Spain. The Goya awards gala night has just began. Who will be wining what? How will the actress be dressed? Will Javier Bardem attend? So many questions…. that will be answered in a few hours…

Fingers and toes crossed for Javier Bardem for his Best Actor Oscar nomination

Category : Art

Javier Bardem has just received his third Academy Award nomination, and second Best Actor nomination, for the film Biutiful.

Spanish actor Javier Bardem or Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem as his passport says, was born in Spain in March 1, 1969. Bardem is internationally known for his films Jamón, jamón, Carne tremula, Boca a boca, Los Lunes al sol and Mar adentro.

Bardem awards include has an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BAFTA, four Goya awards, two European Film Awards, a Prize for Best Actor at Cannes and two Coppa Volpis at Venice for his work.

He is the first Spanish actor to be nominated for an Oscar – Best Actor, 2000, for Before Night Falls. He is the first Spanish actor to win an acting Oscar – Supporting Actor, 2007, for No Country for Old Men. Javier Bardem has just received his third Academy Award nomination, and second Best Actor nomination, for the film Biutiful.